Imagery is basically a figurative description or illustration. It's the use of figurative language to to represent objects, actions or ideas. There are several imagery in the story Richard III.
The first one is, "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" (Act 5, Scene 4) This is Richard III speaking. By this it means that he looses everything. A horse was killed during the battle, and so it foreshadows that everything he have a kingdom, money, people will all disappear and nothing would be left behind Richard III. This was during the war with Richmond and he was fighting with the enemies but his horse was killed and he had to fight standing. He says this quote when he's fighting with the Richmond's soldiers.
The next one is, "Off with his head!" (Act 3, Scene 5) Richard and Buckingham weren't sure if Lord Hastings would help Richard and so when at the council, Richard asked what kind of punishment should a guy that rebel get and Lord Hastings says that person must get some kind of punishment and that guy was him! In a moment of anger, Richard had said this quote and Lord Hastings was killed by a strange reason. This kind of quote is still used today in business world when they fire people.
"No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity." (Act 1 Scene 2) It's when Anne is talking to Richard and she compares him with a beast. She means that even a beast have some pity feeling, but not Richard. He's the one that killed Anne's husband but now Richard is in Anne and tries to make her his wife. Richard replies that, "But I know none, and therefore am no beast." I don't have any pity feeling, so I am not a beast, he replies. Anne said this to hurt his feeling but he isn't that weak.
"My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, and every tongue brings in a several tale, and every tale condemns me for a villain."
(Act 5 Scene 3) This quote was said after the ghosts came out in Richard and Richmond's dream by Richard. In this metaphor, he compares conscience with a creature with many tongues. That his tongue has a different conscience but everything condemns himself. No one believes what Richard III says anymore, and even himself.
The last imagery is, "True hope is swift, and flies with swallow’s wings." (Act 5 Scene 2) Richmond compares hope to a bird. Hope with good cause is swift; it flies as fast as a swallow. Hope that their hope would fly fast as like a swallow and it will come true. And it did come true. Richmond killed Richard III and became the king.
There are more imagery in this book Richard III but these five are important ones to know. Imagery are sentences or quotes that represent actions and ideas of someone by using a figurative language.
Imagery and Language
By Risa YamadaImagery is basically a figurative description or illustration. It's the use of figurative language to to represent objects, actions or ideas. There are several imagery in the story Richard III.
The first one is, "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" (Act 5, Scene 4) This is Richard III speaking. By this it means that he looses everything. A horse was killed during the battle, and so it foreshadows that everything he have a kingdom, money, people will all disappear and nothing would be left behind Richard III. This was during the war with Richmond and he was fighting with the enemies but his horse was killed and he had to fight standing. He says this quote when he's fighting with the Richmond's soldiers.
The next one is, "Off with his head!" (Act 3, Scene 5) Richard and Buckingham weren't sure if Lord Hastings would help Richard and so when at the council, Richard asked what kind of punishment should a guy that rebel get and Lord Hastings says that person must get some kind of punishment and that guy was him! In a moment of anger, Richard had said this quote and Lord Hastings was killed by a strange reason. This kind of quote is still used today in business world when they fire people.
"No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity." (Act 1 Scene 2) It's when Anne is talking to Richard and she compares him with a beast. She means that even a beast have some pity feeling, but not Richard. He's the one that killed Anne's husband but now Richard is in Anne and tries to make her his wife. Richard replies that, "But I know none, and therefore am no beast." I don't have any pity feeling, so I am not a beast, he replies. Anne said this to hurt his feeling but he isn't that weak.
"My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, and every tongue brings in a several tale, and every tale condemns me for a villain."
(Act 5 Scene 3) This quote was said after the ghosts came out in Richard and Richmond's dream by Richard. In this metaphor, he compares conscience with a creature with many tongues. That his tongue has a different conscience but everything condemns himself. No one believes what Richard III says anymore, and even himself.
The last imagery is, "True hope is swift, and flies with swallow’s wings." (Act 5 Scene 2) Richmond compares hope to a bird. Hope with good cause is swift; it flies as fast as a swallow. Hope that their hope would fly fast as like a swallow and it will come true. And it did come true. Richmond killed Richard III and became the king.
There are more imagery in this book Richard III but these five are important ones to know. Imagery are sentences or quotes that represent actions and ideas of someone by using a figurative language.